National Republican., 1887-08-31

uOnit thNt tucn col lOii Hons may UH lnueUtNeiN
,cnliuu, W thuut remedy is but " say thai
ON hopstcd fee Institutions are y base frlui,
not worthy OF respect or pcrpctuatton
II II BE- said that the Republican party di
rot stop these outrngcs when II was in power,
the nnsver Is that II mas not been in pow n, IN
the sense Of controlling he legislative DrtnGl
Sine" . Mar 4 is7S, and the ,r,,e SItnition was
not compfehended long enough prior to that
time to admit of either the country or the
party becoming educated to the stern neces-
stiles of the case
but there are those who claim that II does
not matter which party may be In power, for
the reason that there IL no AIT horized remedy
for such wrongs II there be no provision to
meet such case, then the reason becomes all
the more urgent for the services of a party
that can and will devisc way to correct suCh
abuses and thus save our government from
another wrench Of violence that will otherwise
surely and speedily come. In the mehnghile
II should be remembered that the general gov.
ernmcnt formerly had an acknowledged right
to 30 into any state or territory to hunt down n
fugitive slave, AMI can now go anywhere to
collect the tax on whisky and tobacco. draft
man into the army TO protect II, regulate the
management ofthe railroads, and do hundreds
of other things necessary and appropriate to
our welfare. Is II possible that our government
can do all these things, and yet the suppression
Of n million votes be a wrong without Il remedy2
IL so, the constitution is sander on the
fathers who made 1t, and another amendm ent
is in order. AT any rate. II we would have
peace in this country these crimes must be
stopped and not only must the perpetrators Of
must he held equally guilty who lends en-
couragement to such wrongs by whining about
sectionalism and sneerlng about "bloody
| shirt" and insisting that such political vii
| lainies must be "let alone"
A second reason for restoring the Republican
| party to power is found IN the views of the
| respective parties with reference to the main
tenance OF protective tarlii. The present
| duties may need revision; some may be too
| high, others may be too low. Such details are
| not spoken OF here. What is said has refer.
/ mn na anil a In nf mr. pF
our home industries as cannot be otherwise
| maintained, as against Tree trade. or purely
revenue taiiii that ignores the idea of protec-
/ tion. when all mere phrases are swept away
the result ~, in declaration rs well Us In prac-
| ticc, that the Republican party favors protec.
tion, and the Demoeratic party is opposed.
Both the origin Of the doctrine OF free trade
in this country. as a party principle, aud the
results Of our experience with the two systems
| teach us that protection is the true American
policy; This origin and the purposo it was in.
| tended to subserve are both well shown by the
following quotations, cited, among others, b.
the Hon. VIM. d. Kelley, In speech made by
| him in Congress from book written by DR..
| Elliott. president of the Plauters' College OF
Mississippi, and published IN 1880 under the
tile Cotton Il Kns &c Dr. Elliott snys
the south arose from two causes-the first
openly avowed at the time, and the second
clearly dSduciblc from the policy i pursued
| ton, the other to obtain bountiful supply OF
| provisions at cheap rates. Rut they
| COulU not mOnODOllZc tue market unless tney
could obtain cheap supply of food aud cloth
ing for their negroes and raise their cotton Mt
such reduced prices as to undersel their rivals.
ann,isstSTins p9orqbS0 9 WIN ", It's me
sion growers on u scale such rs the protection
policy contemplated, 1t was conceived, would
create a permanent market for their products
and enhance the price; whereas, II this manu-.
featuring could be prevented and system OF
free trade be adopted, tho south would consti-
tute the principal provision market of the
The result would be cheap food for the
slaves, at the expense OF the industrial devel-
Of the farming interests of the country.
This interesting writer says again, in giving
the southern view of this subject
pcctsd to have he cost p Of both III provisions and
| clothing increased, and their ability to monop-
ollie the foreign markets diminished in a cor
Wdud
| ket to foreign manufacturers secure the foreign
markets for their leading staples, rcpress home
ern men into agriculture, multiply the growth
and clothe their slaves at lower rates.
| Slavery and the idea that cotton ~ king have
passed away, but the relative effects OF pro
| lection and free trade remain tho same, SO
truthfully and graphically described by Dr.
| Elliott Ills account of the matter teaches US
| that free trade became Il Democratic doctrine
because the south well understood that 1t
| would best promote their particular interests
/ ana purposes, uS tDCy were Wruppeu up
slavery and cotton; aud it was only the more
acceptable to them becauscit meant the preven
tion of all manufacturing development and tbs
| paralysis of the farming Interests OF the north
and the consequent interference with tha
multiplication OF wealth and power which
they so clearly toresaw to be the natural result
| of the more 0cCootable conditions that pre-
I vailed in the tree states. That this doctrine
| had such an origin ought to be enough to con
| demn 1t in the estimation of every man o
good morals; that it was Intended to subserv,
| ElOnll
| agaipst'it every patriotic American. And yet
the mere fact that the south 80 willed out
| weighed every other consideration, and free
trade became, and has ever since remained, I
cardinal point of Democratic faith.
| The results OF cur experience under the't
reSpt ctiYe systems illustrate very forcibly hit
| truth OF Dr. Eliotts observations as to the
effects that would be produced No one wht
| can remember the weak and dependent oonii
| tiOn of The country in 1860 needs to be told how
| perfectly free trade did lis appointed work On
| the other hand, Notwithstanding the wastes o
the war, we have In twenty:ix wears, sWellc,
| the aggregate of our wealth from Sli, ,0JO 900 90
to Sj0,00O,00OGO0. The prosperity thus repre-
senttd benefcally Affects every human being
in the United States. 1t is manifested by ,nev
farms, towns, cities, railroads, and every kin
| Of manufacture, industry, and improvement
that can be suggested by or natural adyan
tages or created by the skill, ingenuity, AM
| patriotism OF our conntrymen. The old tim
| stock argument of the free trader. that tarii
| duties are a tax on the consumer, has been s.
completely exploded by practical results tina
| IL IL no longer Dcuru OF, except OHly from tuOs
who obstinately refuse to see the conclusv
demonstrations to the contrary that abound OF
every hand, The case OF the farmer, so lon
and SO patheticallv talked about by thes
gentlemen as one that illustrated some kim
Of evil discrimination and hardship unde
the protective system, has become one o
| the most complete reiutations Of their fal
= facies, since the statement cannot be sue
cefsfully challenged that practically every
, thing ne produces. from dozen eggs to tn
finest horse on his farm. brings him
. price, from so to 200 per cent. higher than he
ever dreamed OF In free trade times, Thile sut
: stanlially every domestic article he buys
r from 25 to 70 per cent. cheaper, and at th
! same time, from 80 to 800 per cent netter ii
quality. Facts OF equal potency can DO citet
r withou, limit In favor OF the policy of protec
4 tian in It's effects upon all the other industre
, But. ii is not by material prosperity alou
! that the benefits OF protective tariff polio
, bered that It is the patriotic policy, by whcl
/ we are enabled to supply our wants and b.
come independent OF all other nations: an!
| especially should 1t be borne In mind that
| tends to produce greater intelligence, superln
s comforts, better morals in all classes, aud
most marvellous development of the skill, in
: genuity, and general business qualifications q
0 the whole people, in consequence of all whcl
0 we are made more capable 10 enjoy life an
/ discharge successfully the duties of CITIZENSHIP
q That these blessings are notdenicd tothe labor
a ing classes, as demagogues claim, Is apparen
Q to all who will observe what Is to be seen o.
r every hand.
tWulllul blDUOuh shlui VI iNW uhys uscl III
e sermon preached at Baltimore, just after hi
!. return from extended travels abroad;
a "Aiter all my observation, am prepared I
l. commend our American institutions. The COu
dition of our working people here is far supt
e rlor TO that OF the worrying classes in any q
b the European counties. Whatever may b
the grievances of the American mechauic,
i am prepared to state, as the result of my ow
. observation, that he is better housed, belts
n fed and clothed, than his brethren on thecnn
= tinent of Europe. Love the land which Go
l has given you. II is the best ou earth"
4 In the presence of such facts ut home an
!. such testimony from abroad, enough is show
i as to the nature of this question (and only tna
I and not its discussion. ls intendedD TO warral
e the assignment of the Republican view wit